Furniture pad



Nov. 16, 1937. w. D. RICH 2,098,975

FURNITURE PAD Filed Feb. 18, 1936 E 4 i 4' 2 3 3 I 4 4 /NVEN 7' OR.' mam Q. W 2.

ATTOR EY Patented Nov. 16, 1937 V V UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FURNITURE PAD Willis D. Rich, Hingham, Mass; Louise B. Rich administratrix of said Willis D. Rich, deceased Application February 18, 1936, Serial No. 64,483

Claims. (01. 45-137) The invention relates to an improvement in ting and through the base where the end of the furniture pads. bolt is secured by a tightening nut 8.

The essential object of the invention is to pro- The general operation is as follows: vide a pad assembly in which a flat disk, or When the nut is first tightened, and upon the piece, of rubber, leather, or any other strong fiexinitial protrusion 0f the Stud through the p ible material of sufiicient softness and wear reihg in e Se some stretch of the Cushion sisting quality, may be employed to form the pad, will take place over the face of the stud, the disk, or pad surface, without the necessity of any spe- 0 p ece, a, Wh c forms the Cushion e being cial tools, or tooling, and in such manner as to distorted into a more or less cup-S lt AS the admit of easy disassembly for renewal of the pad tightening o the bolt and u Continues the flange 10 as occasion requires. 4 on the stud will begin to approach that por- The invention can best be seen and understood 3 0 O the et a u d the Opening in This by reference to the drawing, in whichwill tend to bend the edge of the cushion out- Fig. 1 shows in plan a pad embodying the wardly into a more or less parallelism with the 15 invention. setting. The protrusion of the stud. through the 15 Fig. 2 is a cross vertical section of Fig. 1. p n in t setting t ntinu th ush- Fig. 3 is a cross section of a modified embodi- 1011 Will begin to g more tightly Over the a ment of the pad; and of the stud owing to the draw of the cushion Fig. 4 shows in cross section the several parts around the edge of the p e ed of e of the pad of Fig. 3, in dis-associated relation. Cushion then being Substantially Parallel W 20 Refer i t t drawing: the setting. This operation will continue'until l rep-resents the setting in which the pad. cushthe flange of the stud acts to bind the edge of ion 2 is set as a protruding member through an the cushion against the Setting, thU-S ng e opening3 in the setting. The setting I consists 0115111011 securely in Place all around s geof metal t and in Figs 1 and 2 of t This occurs when the stud has about reached the 25 drawin this plate i Shown having t penings limit of its protrusion, the slight further protruthus providing a setting for two cushions and sion of the stud on further tightening of the parts forming t pads acting to complete the final stretch of the cush- The cushi n 2 i t normally of a flat disk, ion over the face of the stud, and this stretching Or piece, a (as in Fig. 4), of rubber, or equivalent takes place when the edge of the cushion is held 30 material, leather, or artificial leather, or any fixedother material of sufiicient strength and softness T elatlve size of the disk, P1969, a, from coupled with wearing quality, as will provide a which the cushion is made and the length of the proper pad, or pad surface. stud W111 determine the amount which the cush- The cushion is made t protrude through the ion rises above the face of the setting. 35 opening 3 in the setting by means of a stud 4, The Stud 4, Its flange 41, and Shank emade having a flanged portion 4 backing the cushion 9 metal, P preferably east. ed, n one and over the face of which stud the cushion is Integral P stretched. The body of the stud 4 is smaller than e- 3 Where a modlfied e diment of the 40 the opening in the setting to permit of its pa pad is shown, the setting I0 is oval, or thimble 40 sa e throu h the o enin and at the same time h with an Opening in its F cairy with it the pad forming cushion. The ting Ill turns on a cup-shaped base I2, with which flanged portion 4 of the stud is larger than the 32 3 12 g gg fi t gg jz fi g ggfii Opemng the t The dlskj or piece member, being provided with prongs l3, by which from whlch the.cush10n 1S fotmed 18 larger than its attachment is secured to any object requiring the flanged portion of the stud. The stud 4 rests a pad The normally fl t rubber piece or disk, upon a base 5 on which the stud is localized with a, forming the cushion, and t t 4 are relation to the Opening in the Setting by a Shank stantially the same as in the construction first 6 on the under side of the stud extending through described The h k 9 f th t d fits within 5 an opening the basea socket l4 formed on the base, thus localizing The st d s mad to p t ud through t the stud with relation to the opening in the setopening 3 in th setting, carrying t ushio ting. On turning down the setting the stud and W h t, y clamping t setting and base t t r cushion will be made to protrude through the by a bolt 1 passed downwardly through the setopening in the setting the cushion then becom- 55 1. A furniture pad comprising a setting having an opening through it, a cushion having edge engagement with the setting around the opening in it and protruding through said opening to rise above the setting, a flanged stud backing said cushion, the flange forming portion of the stud bearing against that portion of the cushion having edge engagement with the setting as aforesaid, the body of the stud protruding in part through said opening in the setting and over the face of which protruding portion of the stud said cushion is stretched, said cushion comprising normally a flatpiece of cushion forming material larger than the flanged portion of said stud, the flanged portion of said stud being largerthan the opening in the setting, the body of the stud being sufliciently smaller than the opening in the setting to carry the cushion with it when the body is projected through said opening, and means for forcing the stud to engage, in its flange forming portion, that portion of the cushion having edge engagement with the setting around the opening in it and to project, in its body portion, through the opening in the setting thereby distorting and carrying the cushion with it whereby the edge portion of the cushion will be bound to the setting and the projecting body portion thereof stretched over the face of said projecting body portion of the stud.

2. A furniture pad cornprising a setting hav-' ing an opening through it, a cushion having edge engagement with the setting around the opening in it and protruding through said opening to rise above the setting, a flanged stud backing said cushiomthe' flange forming portion of "the stud bearing against that portion'of the cushion sufliciently smaller than the opening in the setting to carry the cushion with it when the body is projected through said opening, a base backing said setting, and means connecting said setting and base toforcibly approach one another for forcing the stud toengage, in its flange forming portion, that portion of the cushion having edge engagement with the setting around the opening in itand to; project, in its body portion, through the opening in the, setting thereby distorting and carrying the cushion with it whereby the edge portion of the cushion will be bound to the setting and the projecting body portion thereof stretched over the face of said projecting body portion of the stud.

3. A furniture pad comprising athimbleshaped setting having an opening through it, a cushion having edge engagement with the setting around the opening in it and protruding through said opening to rise above the setting, a flanged stud backing said cushion, the flange forming portion of the stud bearing against that portion of the cushion having edge engagement with the setting as aforesaid, the body of the stud protruding in part through said opening in the setting and over the face of which protruding portion, of the stud said cushion is stretched, said cushion comprising normally a flat piece of cushion forming material larger than the flanged portion of said stud, [the flanged portion of said stud being larger than the opening in the setting, the body "of the stud being sufficiently smaller than the opening in the setting to carry the cushion with it when the body is projected through said opening, a cup-shaped base backing said setting, and means forming a threaded connection between the setting and base for forcing the stud to engage, in its flange forming portion, that portion of the cushion having edge engagement with the setting around the opening in it and to'project, in its bcdyportion, through the opening in the settingthereby distorting and carrying the cushion with it whereby the edge portion of the cushion will be bound to the setting and the projecting body portion thereof stretched over the face of said projecting body portion of the stud.

4. In'a furniture pad as specified in claim 2,

means for localizing the stud on the base with relation to the opening in the. setting.

5. In a furniture pad as specified in claim 3, means for localizing the stud on the base with relation tothe opening in the setting.

WILLIS D. RICH. 

